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"Then, is there any way to quickly gain experience points?" Koshimura Sawa then asked.
"Uh... do you really need to ask me this?" Rinrinko glanced at him with some surprise.
You've leveled up twice in a week, do you even need to ask this?
"No... I really don't know," Koshimura Sawa said helplessly.
His upgrades are basically all thanks to TuTu, which is completely out of step with the normal professional process.
“Of course, we should explore the ‘void’,” Rinrinko explained. “Of course, ‘simulated void’ is also an option. Although the experience points gained are only a quarter of those from a normal void, and you can’t get any physical rewards like magic stones or items, it’s safe and controllable, making it perfect for beginners to get used to and gain experience. If it’s your first time trying it… it’s best to start with a simulated void.”
"I see." Koshimura nodded. "So, how do I apply to use the simulated void?"
Come to think of it, since transmigrating to this world, he doesn't seem to have made a single serious trip down a hole...
“Scan the code to make an appointment.” Rinrinko smiled and pointed to the QR code on the table.
...QR codes are not a panacea, but you can't do without them.
Koshimura silently took out his phone, scanned the QR code to open the RiNG reservation mini-program, found the "Simulated Void" menu, and directly reserved a two-hour usage time.
Shiina Ritsuki watched him pay, then skillfully took out the corresponding key card and handed it to him.
He took the key card, and after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned back to look at Shiina Tatsuki, who was still standing there and seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief, and asked in confusion, "Aren't you coming with us?"
"Huh?" Shiina Ritsuki was stunned, not understanding what he meant. "Why should I go along?"
Koshimura turned the phone screen towards her and pointed to a line of small print on the page.
There is an additional service listed in the order details.
【Staff-assisted explanation and instruction service - Selected】.
...I don't remember when RiNG launched this kind of service!
“Oh, that.” Rinko, who was standing next to her, seemed to see through her confusion and smiled. “Because students are now generally getting to know and enter the Void earlier, many students are already accumulating practical experience in their second year of high school or even their first year. The Adventurers’ Guild is also intentionally promoting popular education on Void exploration, so this feature was recently launched.”
“Speaking of which…” she paused, looking at Koshimura Sawa, “this matter seems to have a lot to do with you.”
"Me?" Koshimura pointed to himself with some surprise, seemingly not expecting the topic to suddenly turn to him.
"It seems you don't have a concrete idea of your current influence within the association, especially among the 'educational reformists'..." Rinrin shook her head. "Handling the out-of-control temporary void, assisting in the killing of several high-risk [Disorderly Ones], and the recent... cough cough, in short, all these actions of yours have made the Adventurers' Association once again pay more attention to the education of emerging professionals. It is precisely because of your 'successful' precedent that the relevant policies have been implemented so smoothly."
"This is just the beginning. It's estimated that before long, the teaching staff and facilities of the three key vocational high schools, namely Haneoka, Tsukimori, and Hanasakigawa, also known as the three major schools, will gradually be upgraded... In this regard, the people at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology are quite willing to spend money. After all, they are eager to produce one or two more talents like you to suppress the arrogance of those who are promoting the 'socialization of vocational education'."
I'm sorry, but my experience is probably impossible to replicate...
Unless someone learns his techniques flawlessly, like practicing the Second Male Path, such as challenging Baron Nashor at level 1, fighting Phase Boots at level 2, and soloing the Oathbreaker at level 3...
Wait, could this really happen?
The Road Beyond the Village, a Grand Serial!
"Isn't it great? Even if most professionals don't participate in practical work related to Void exploration after graduation, it's always good to experience and adapt to it." Rinrin shrugged.
“But shouldn’t the staff receive special training beforehand for this kind of thing?” Shiina Tatsuki said anxiously.
"Lixi-chan, you actually need training?" Rinrinko looked at her with feigned surprise and smiled. "Don't you always stay at the guild to practice until late at night after get off work? Don't you already know all the void environments and characteristics by heart?"
“But, wouldn’t it be more appropriate for you to come, senior?” Shiina Riki tried to struggle a little more.
"Oh dear, what did you just say, Rinko?" Rinko suddenly darted around to the front desk and, without a word, picked up Rinko, who was still making matcha parfaits. "You want to practice the piano? Okay, okay, I'll go help you pack up your equipment."
Kaname, with a spoon still in her mouth: "...?"
She reached out and gestured futilely at the unfinished matcha parfait on the table, but just couldn't reach it.
"Then I'll go help Xiaolanai pack up the equipment first." Rinrinko glanced at Shiina Ritsuki. "Ritsuki, you'll have to deal with all sorts of customers on your own eventually, so wouldn't it be good to practice with someone you know first?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she grabbed the bewildered Yao Lenai and disappeared in a flash.
Shiina Riki stood frozen in place, looking in the direction where Rinrinko had disappeared, then glanced at Koshimura Sawa beside him, who had a look on his face that said, "I'm still waiting."
“…” She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and turned around resignedly, saying in as calm a tone as possible, “…Let’s go.”
Looking at her resolute expression, Yuecun Ze couldn't help but smile: "Then please take care of me, Teacher Lixi."
"Let's get this straight," Shiina Tatsuki sighed, saying helplessly, "I can't teach you anything too advanced. At most, I'll just reiterate the content from the high school textbooks and the 'Hollow Exploration Safety Manual,' plus a little bit of... experience I've figured out myself..."
She seems to have long been accustomed to negating herself before affirming herself.
"Wait..." Koshimura Sawa seemed to have caught a key word, paused for a moment, and asked, "All the textbooks for the three years of high school?"
"Mmm," Shiina Riki responded instinctively.
"Isn't that already pretty good?" Koshimura's voice came from the side. "Just being able to memorize all these complicated rules and regulations already puts you ahead of many people, right? Not to mention the experience of exploring emptiness, which money can't buy."
Except for cheaters like him who have read the rulebook.
“And you’re the Echo Knight,” said Koshimura. “After being a front-line tank for so long, I’ve never experienced what it’s like to team up with War Daddy. There’s a kind of reassuring strength that’s beautiful.”
Shiina Riki was stunned and subconsciously turned his head to look at his expectant expression.
Am I really as amazing as he says?
She has always looked up to those who are born dazzling and tried her best to catch up, but in the end, she always fell into endless self-doubt and anxiety in the face of the bottomless gap.
The barrier between geniuses and ordinary people is so despairing.
Even in Crychic, her task was simply to draw fire for Xiangzi and provide her with a better environment to deal damage.
Because this is the duty of a soldier, and the only way for mediocre people to contribute value.
This is why Hanasakikawa Akemi, which mainly trains physical professionals, Haneoka, which mainly trains arcane spellcasters, and Tsukinomori, which mainly trains divine spellcasters, are all three major schools for professionals, yet they are always jokingly referred to as "the girls' vocational school for rowing small boats."
This was the first time someone had ever said to her so directly, even with a touch of admiration, that "I feel very safe teaming up with you."
"And Lixi, you're such a gorgeous girl with long, straight black hair," Yuecunze continued calmly. "Luckily, you have a terrible temper, otherwise, I don't know how many people would be head over heels in love with you."
"Huh? What nonsense are you spouting now?!" Shiina Tatsuki was caught off guard by the stark contrast in the evaluation. The slight feeling of gratitude she had just felt was instantly replaced by embarrassment and anger. She turned around abruptly and strode towards the simulation training room. "...Stop talking nonsense, don't waste my time, hurry up and catch up!"
However, his tone softened considerably without him noticing, and even carried a hint of... confidence?
"Sigh." Koshimura Sawa sighed and silently followed.
As expected, a straightforward approach is the best way to overcome arrogance; the drummer's ten-day lifespan story is indeed true.
Chapter Thirteen: Teacher Training with Li Xi (5.7k)
"So that's how it is inside..."
Koshimura looked around at the interior of the simulation room, taking in the technologically advanced... well, magical instruments and control panels.
The walls were made of the same sound-absorbing material as the practice room. The precision instruments in the room were covered with complex runes and crystal arrays, emitting a soft blue light, and data was constantly scrolling on the OLED screen.
It feels a bit like a VR experience center in a shopping mall.
"Haven't you been here before?" Shiina Tatsuki asked, looking at his curious expression.
"I've never been here before."
"—So how did you get to level 4?" Her voice couldn't help but rise a little.
"Believe me... you won't be interested in this process." Koshimura Sawa gave a complicated look. "Just treat me like a complete beginner."
"I really don't understand you at all..." Shiina Ritsuki stared at him for a few seconds, muttered to himself, then turned around and pressed a few buttons on the control panel, took two glasses-like objects off the instrument, and handed one of them to him.
Koshimura Sawa reached out and took the glasses, glancing at the uniquely shaped pair. The frames were made of lightweight metal, with several soft wires extending from the temples, each with a patch resembling those used for electrocardiograms.
"The patch is placed on your temple, and the button on the left temple is the power switch," Shiina Riki said as she put on her glasses.
Li Xi, the girl with glasses, is so pretty.
"Wait a minute." Yuecun Ze watched as she casually took off her little leather shoes and lay down on a soft-cushioned bed next to her. "Are you just going to lie here?"
"Otherwise what?" Shiina Riki gave him a strange look.
If a group of five people forms a simulation, wouldn't that mean all five of them are lying in bed together?
What's the difference between this and opening an impart? It's so flawed!
"Are you sure?" Koshimura asked again.
“You can’t control your body when you enter the simulation. Are you planning to stand up and perform the mental connection?” Shiina Tatsuki put the patch on her temple, connected the wires extending from her glasses to the socket on the head of the bed, and closed her eyes.
“Alright… since you don’t mind, Ritsuki…” Koshimura took a deep breath, and with a stiff, almost heroic posture, lay down on the empty seat next to Shiina Ritsuki.
"Wait—! I didn't mean for you to lie here!" Feeling the vibration beside her, Shiina Ritsuki suddenly opened her eyes and saw Koshimura Sawa right next to her. She was so startled that she almost jumped out of bed. She hurriedly reached out to push him, but found that she couldn't reach him. In desperation, she could only lift her leg and gently kick him with her foot, which was wearing a black calf sock. "This is a double room! You lie down on that bed over there!"
Why was he rewarded?
"Huh?" Yuecun Ze rubbed his waist, which was a little numb from being kicked, and quickly got up. Only then did he see that there was indeed another bed next to him.
No, you really can't blame me for this. It's just that the single bed in your double room is almost as wide as a double bed.
It must be my eyesight, being a StarCraft player, acting up again; I definitely didn't miss it on purpose.
He quickly and obediently lay down on the other bed, and like Shiina Tatsuki, connected the wires extending from his glasses to the socket on the head of the bed, and then pressed the start button.
Lines of text emitting a faint glow immediately appeared before his eyes.
[Starting up...]
Loading neural network protocol...
[Extracting iris features...]
[Vision system synchronizing...]
[Mental fluctuation calibration complete...]
[The girl is praying...]
What are you doing here, giraffe? Even the font is different, who are you trying to fool?
Oh my god, I almost forgot about that!
Before Yuecun Ze could continue his rant, he felt a bright white light flash before his eyes, accompanied by a slight feeling of weightlessness and a strange sensation of his consciousness being pulled. Colorful lines swept across the edge of his vision.
Link Start?
When his vision stabilized, a simple UI interface appeared before him, with a progress bar slowly loading in the center and rows of loading items scrolling rapidly on the left.
"Hello, can you hear me?" Shiina Tatsuki's voice rang clearly in his ear, "Entering the simulated void for the first time requires mental synchronization and registration, so it may take a while."
“I can hear you.” Koshimura looked at the interface in front of him. “It’s just that the ‘VoidSim User Agreement’ and ‘VoidSim Privacy Policy’ are a bit long…”
"Just scroll to the very end and click 'I have read and agree,' there's nothing important there."
...So even this is universally applicable?
The progress bar reached its end, and a new page appeared.
"How should I fill in this username?" Koshimura asked.
"Just fill in anything, it's like a nickname or something. When you're matched with teammates online, that's the name your teammates will see." Shiina Tatsuki thought for a moment and then added, "However... I heard that if you become really famous in the future, this username might become your title or something... Of course, it's generally useless for most people."
"And if someone called you that in real life... it would be incredibly embarrassing," she said, seemingly still a little shaken.
That's true.
"What's your registered name, Li Xi?" Yuecunze asked curiously.
"...Echo." Shiina Tatsuki paused for a moment, then answered truthfully.
"I see, that really suits your style."
"Hey, what do you mean by 'it suits my style'? Don't act like you know me so well—" Shiina Riki's voice carried a hint of embarrassment and annoyance.
Koshimura Sawa didn't reply, focusing his attention back on the flashing cursor in front of him. After a moment's thought, he mentally filled in the blank:
"Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God".
[This name is already taken. Please enter a new one.]
Koshimura Sawa: "?"
Are there any experts?
Which gentleman has such refined taste in naming as I do?
After thinking for a moment, Shan Siling Qi Er Er Si Ba 4 Yue Yi He could only change to another one.
"Cursed Blade".